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Salem, OR vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 24.5% less rainy days than Salem.
- Rochester has 16.9% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 12.2% worse than Salem

Climate
 Salem, ORRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall453438
 Snowfall44828
 Precipitation152109106
 Sunny154180205
 Avg. July High818286
 Avg. Jan. Low35522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.46.57
 UV Index2.93.24.3
 Elevation15710242443

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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